Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
prefixOn this side of.
prefixForms names of chemical compounds in which two atoms or groups are situated on the same side of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound.
prefixNot trans.
prefixBeing, or pertaining to being, cis.
Origin
- Latincis
- Latincis
- Englishcis-
From the Latin preposition cis (“on this side of”). The earliest known use of the prefix relating to sexuality in any language was in a German-language book on sexology published in 1914. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest use of the prefix in the context of gender in English dates from 1994.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian цис-, циз-
- цис- (cis-)on this side of
- циз- (ciz-)on this side of
German zis-, cis-
- zis-on this side of
- cis-on this side of
Polish cis-
- cis-on this side of
Portuguese cis-
- cis-on this side of
Russian цис-
- цис- (cis-)on this side of
Spanish cis-
- cis-on this side of
Swedish cis-
- cis-on this side of
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cis-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cis-
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